Templet



Oct. 4, 1927. I l 1,644,635

F. CROSS TEMPLET Y Fjiled Feb. .19', 1927 Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

UNHTE FRANK onoss, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF 'roTHOMAS M.

, IIOBBS, oF OARMI, ILLINOIS.

TEMPLET.

Application-filed February 19, 1927. Serial No. 169,591.

'This invention relates to geometrical instruments and its generalobject is to pro-` vide a stair and building templet that is capablevofV being extremely easilyv and quickly applied `for getting accuratemeasurements between two given points so that accurate cuts can beobtained by said measurements with the result that when my novel templetis used, the lwork of building stairs, shelves or anything that requiresaccurate measurements will be simplified and can be easily done in anefficient and expeditious manner and with eXactness and precision.

A further object of the invention is to provide a templet that isextremely simple in construction, strong and sturdy and inexpensive tomanufacture.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the. several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had totheaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the templet forming the subject matter of'the present invention.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view with the parts extended.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.y

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Figure 3. Y

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 illustrates one of the uses of my templet and showing the samepositioned between shelf uprights.

Figure 8 shows a templet applied to a board that has been scribed to beout, and secu'ied between the uprights shown in Figure Referring to thedrawings in detail the reference numerals 1 and 2 indicate cooperatively`associated overlapped elongated body strips having enlarged rounded-apertured ends 3 and 4 each of which is provided with a squared innerend 5 to accommodate the adjacent end of the companion strip when thesaid strips are normally disposed as y shown Figures 1 and 2 of.y thedrawings. The strip'l is provided with a longitudinal slot 6 extendingfrom its center toward one vendand terminating adjacent said end whilethe strip 2 is provided with a similar slot 7 extending from its centertoward its end opposite the termination of the slot 6.7 Secured in theinner ends of these slots 6 and is what I term a center `bolt 8 having ahead 9 counter-sunk in the strip 2 and a knurled l nut is threadedlysecured to the bolt whereby the strips can be held at any given lengthit beingapparent that the slots provide for the sliding movement of thestrips on the bolt 8. The strips are further provided with tongues 10and 11 respectively ,extendingA outwardly from thecenter bolt openingand received in grooves 12 and 13 for slidable movement so 'that astrong and sturdy structure 1s provided and the strips will be properlybraced when arranged in open position as suggested in V*Figure 3 andshown in Y larged ends kof blades 18 of like shape as shown in Figure 1.These blades 18 are ta` pered towardtheir free ends and are mounted forpivotal movement on the bolts 14 and 15 whereby they can be swung at`various angles with respect to the strips 1 and 2 or in alignmenttherewith or in parallelism therewith as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and ofcourse the nuts 16 are to be tightened to retain the blades in anydesired position. The strip 2 is provided on its inner surface withgraduations 19 and Vnumerals 2O to-indicate inches as shown in Figure 3.

From the above description and disclosure in the drawings, it will be.obvious that I have provided a templet that can be used eflicient-ly inthe building of stairs, shelving and likework where accuratemeasurements are necessary and by the use of my novel templet thefinished work will be neat and perfectly fitted, done in an expeditiousmanner and with very little eifort on the part of the builder. While Ihave shown my ternplet in Figures 7' and 8 of the drawings, in use inthe building of shelves, the templet nol

